IGDA Names Recipients of the 2005 Game Developers Choice Awards

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SAN FRANCISCO, CA - March 10, 2005 - The International Game Developers Association (IGDA) has announced the recipients of the 5th annual Game Developers Choice Awards at a ceremony during the 2005 Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco.

"The Choice Awards are a celebration of all the passion and hard work that goes into creating ground-breaking games," says Jason Della Rocca, executive director, IGDA. "Developers are the talent that drives this industry and they deserve the recognition for having worked on these great games."

Professional game developers around the world nominated and voted for the awards, free of charge, ensuring that the recipients reflect the community's opinions.

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Community Contribution

Sheri Graner Ray - revered advocate of women's interests in game development

"We are extremely happy to host the awards ceremony at the Game Developers Conference," said Jamil Moledina, director, Game Developers Conference. "We believe it's important to celebrate the individual recipients and provide them with as much exposure as possible."

The International Game Developers Association is a non-profit membership organization that advocates globally on issues related to digital game creation. The IGDA's mission is to strengthen the international game development community and effect change to benefit that community. For more information on the IGDA, please visit www.igda.org or e-mail [email protected].

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